Back in the day, most all major media outlets had bureaus in many countries. News events would be confirmed by multiple sources before they ever ran with a story.
Those days are gone. Now we have to rely on single sources such as the AP and blogs. Too easy for the PTB to manipulate.
Do you want concentrated news outlets (the MSM — or now Google) or distributed (the old style local newspapers — then niche magazines — now the internet)? Usually both exist and the majority (by definition) go for the concentrated or mass media outlets.